“Mm-hm. And would this ‘someone’ be your new girlfriend by chance?” Hayes flashes a high-voltage grin before answering, “Aeris Relera is my better half.” My better half. My pulse jump-starts, and my stomach lurches with a kaleidoscope of butterflies. Lila jumps up from the sofa, her ear-piercing squeal jangling my eardrums. Swiffer shoots up from her spot on the cat tower and scampers off into my bedroom. “Oh my God! Aeris, did you hear that? Look how proud he looks!” Did I hear that correctly? “And what is it about this girl that’s so special?” Hayes forks his hand through his hair.
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